Anthroposophic lifestyle is associated with a lower incidence of food allergen sensitization in early childhood Sara Fagerstedt, MSc, Helena Marell Hesla, MD, PhD, Emelie Ekhager, MD, Helen Rosenlund, PhD, Axel Mie, PhD, Lina Benson, MSc, Annika Scheynius, MD, PhD, Johan Alm, MD, PhD Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 137, Issue 4, Pages 1253-1256.e3 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.009 Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Incidence proportions (A-D) and point prevalences (E-H) of IgE sensitization (IgE ≥0.35 kUA/L) to food (cow's milk, hen's egg, and/or peanut), animal (dog and/or cat), and pollen (birch and/or timothy) allergens in children of families with anthroposophic (green), partly anthroposophic (blue), and nonanthroposophic (red) lifestyles. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2016 137, 1253-1256.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.009) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Association between lifestyle and prevalence of food, animal, and pollen allergen sensitization at 6, 12, 24, and 60 months of age in ORs and 95% CIs from a generalized estimating equation model. A, Anthroposophic; Partly A, partly anthroposophic; Non A, nonanthroposophic. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2016 137, 1253-1256.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.009) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig E1 Flowchart of inclusion and number of available blood samples at each time point for the children in relation to lifestyle. *At the time of this study, 6 anthroposophic, 32 partly anthroposophic, and 21 nonanthroposophic children had not turned 5 years of age. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2016 137, 1253-1256.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2015.11.009) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions